epigenetics

[医] 实验胚胎学

发音

其它 /ˌɛpɪd͡ʒəˈnɛtɪks/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The study of the processes involved in the genetic development of an organism, especially the activation and deactivation of genes.

    表观遗传学

    不可数 生物 医学
  2. 2.

    The study of heritable changes caused by the activation and deactivation of genes without any change in DNA sequence.

    不可数 生物 医学

词源

Blend of epigenesis + genetics; coined by C. H. Waddington in 1942.

来源：wiktionary